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Name: Bistro 18
Address: 18 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United States, 07042
Telephone: (973) 233-0800
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.2

Bistro 18

4.2 (541)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

18 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042

About this restaurant

Innovative
Romantic
Neighborhood gem

Driven by our passion for food …

Found in the heart of Montclair, Bistro 18 offers extraordinary food (organic meat, wild fish and house-made pasta) with fresh seasonal flavors, remarkable taste & interesting textures as we adapt classic recipes for contemporary times and create new exciting ones.

Offering a neighborhood bistro atmosphere …

We seek to provide you with an unique experience of a charming and friendly restaurant with old world service and knowledgeable staff.

Please join us in our atrium or two main dining rooms.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Fusion / Eclectic
Hours of operation
Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(973) 233-0800
Website
http://www.bistro18.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
JOEL
Private party facilities
Bistro 18 welcomes your private events. Whether hosting a business meeting of 10 people or a special party up to 60 people, Bistro 18 offers special menus and a trendy environment. Seating is available in the main dining room and in the atrium. You can book the entire restaurant, using both the areas for a sit down dinner or use the atrium for walk around appetizers with a full sit down dinner in the main dinning room.

Location
18 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
Neighborhood
West Orange
Cross street
Bloomfield Ave.
Parking details
City parking lot across the street from Bistro 18 & next to Bangz, City parking garage located behind Bistro 18, Street parking available.
Additional
BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Non-Smoking, Private Room, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 541 people are saying

Bistro 18 reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.2Service
3.8Ambience
2.2Value

Noise • Moderate

541 Reviews

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nealsky007
New Jersey25 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 14, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Four of us went to dinner on the weekend that everything was closing down because of the coronavirus. There were 3 other tables and we were all well separated. So it was much more quiet than normal. Food was great as always
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janetb VIP
New York City56 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 23, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food was good, but nothing to rave about. I ordered escargot, which I love, and have only seen it made one way: in an escargot pan with butter and garlic. This escargot is sautéed in tomato sauce, and it says nothing about that on the menu (or I wouldn't have ordered it). I also ordered a swordfish and shrimp special: the swordfish was tough and unappealing. The rest of the dish, the shrimp and vegetables, was delicious. Other entrees and eggplant appetizer were good, but just OK. Atmosphere is nice, although layout is strange. Service was the strong suit.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City1 review
1.0
Dined on February 16, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Absolutely terrible!
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Louise VIP
New York City10 reviews
2.0
Dined on February 16, 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
The food is very good at Bistro 18. However our visit on Saturday, Feb 15th was very harried. Perhaps the restaurant was short a staff member because the service was slow and haphazard. We did not get water until well into our meal and it was not refilled until the end. The server was very curt. The special avocado salad was only 4 small pieces of avocado and a bunch of arugula for $12. The salmon entree was very good. I will return to Bistro 18 but not on a Saturday.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City3 reviews
2.0
Dined on February 16, 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Birthday dinner with adult children. It seemed as though staff was short. We were given a table in the back and forgotten. It took us an hour to get bread, and it was 90 minutes before soup and salad were delivered. One bowl of soup had less than the other, as though some had spilled. It’s a shame, the food was tasty—but the servings were small. The waiter delivered a dessert to share to make up for the service.
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DavidL
Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore1 review
3.0
Dined on February 16, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Not enough waitstaff for the volume of customers. Waited over 30 minutes before anyone came to take or orders. The food was mediocre. I ordered the Tuna Steak rare and it came out gray in the middle.
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NicholasB
New York City3 reviews
1.0
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Service was incredibly slow - it felt like being in an old class room - smell was weird, sort of musty. Wouldn't go back again.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore1 review
2.0
Dined on February 14, 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Bad service. Not enough servers. Food was very average
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OpenTable Diner
New York City1 review
3.0
Dined on February 14, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
It was ok...food was ok, the space was quiet. Oddly they kept trying to seat everyone right next to eachother despite having open tables on valentines day. At one point during the meal our waiter disappeared for a while and came back with his shirt un buttoned and his tie loose. Not sure what the deal with that was. We ended up having to order dessert from the hostess.
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Driver82
New York City14 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 8, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
One of the best attributes of this restaurant is that it has a quaint glass enclosed outer seating space. This is great for more intimate conversations without the excessive noise in most other Montclair eateries. Value-wise it's on the expensive side but certainly within the range of most others in Montclair. I've been here a number of times and choose to return.
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Bistro 18 is rated 4.2 stars by 541 OpenTable diners.